Unless a person lives under a stone or is completely off the grid, they have to be aware that American society is fragmented, and many people have lost the ability to “get along” and work together. This is not a new problem. Thirty years ago, in Los Angeles, a man named Rodney King was stopped...
Many of us grew up with the understanding that racism was wrong and that the Christian church was necessarily against it. Today however, many people are being taught that the church itself was racist too, especially the white church. So, what is the truth? This week Pastor Barnes is going to condense 20 centuries of...
Text: Romans 12:15-16a – Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. When I was growing up in the 1960’s and 70’s people believed in talking about everything; absolutely everything. In fact, being open was expected of us. Sometimes we put our foot in our mouth, or...
A few decades ago a question was famously asked “Why can’t we all just get along?” For many of us the answer to the question was obvious. We have trouble getting along because people are not perfect and we can be hard on one another. The same principle applies to the questions people sometimes ask...
This has been a tough week in America. The Derek Chauvin trial has put on display both the strengths of our justice system and the fragility of national unity. It has tested us all. As Christians we possess a strength and a hope that the rest of the world does not. In addition to that...
Americans are wrestling today with questions like: “What should we think of our country?” and “What should we think of God?” and “Should there be a relationship between our faith and national identity?”. If you wrestle with questions like that, or even if you don’t, then I invite you to spend 14 minutes of your...
This morning’s message is a challenge to the church to choose the “Road Less Taken” and follow Christ in ways that truly matter. Speaker: Pastor Robert Barnes
These are not confident times in America. Too many Americans are afraid of their neighbors, their government, and of people who “look different” and “think different”. If you hope and pray for a better way, then please invest a few minutes of your life in asking yourself, “how can we get beyond the place where...
America is currently suffering through a time of much anger, pain and frustration. We insult one another, hurt one another, and sometimes even kill one another; all without seeing our common humanity. If your soul is aching over this reality, then you are invited to spend ten minutes, considering what is wrong with the world...
Everything the Bible teaches us, from Genesis to Revelation, indicates that God is a God of all nations, who desires all peoples to come to his salvation. Today, we see that reality being lived out in the church, but not as much as it should be. If this bothers you, and you are tired of...
